gregg: joining us now, brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. mike breen, executive director of the truman national security project. mike, let me start with you. surely put teen knew obama would cancel if i gave snowden asylum which is probably why putin did it. why not, if you're the president of the united states, do just the opposite. meet with putin, confront him face-to-face? give him a tongue-lashing, criticize him publicly? why not that? >> the president is right he carries with his office the strength and prestige of the united states of america. if you want to sit across the table one-on-one with the president of united states you have to earn that honor. and putin hasn't earned it. this is like when rex ryan painted himself as arch rival as bill belichick when the two coaches were not in the same league. belichick did the right thing, he ignored rye yawn. president turned putin into a punch line on leno. gregg: a punch line, brad? why not do something meaningful? >> absolutely. gregg: put the missile defense system back in the czech r